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thanks grey, yeah I've heard about him but haven't got a chance to look for his works. maybe before this year ends, I can read some of his pieces :D
3. Blindness by Jose Saramago [five stars:]Disturbing story, interesting and amazing, but really disturbing one! I've read two of his works and he simply amazes me.
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4. The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly [three and a half but I might just put three stars:]Rephrasing tales in different point of view, interesting and it works. The Annoying Snow White with Seven Socialist Dwarfs is absolutely hilarious!
5. [Book: Sin City: Family Values (Volume 5)] by Frank Miller [five stars:]6. [Book: Sin City: Booze, Broads & Bullets] by Frank Miller [five stars:]
7. [Book: Sin City: Hell and Back] by Frank Miller [five stars:]
all finished on 18 January 2009
8. Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi [four stars:]finished: 19 Jan
I love every Marji's pieces. She's simply brilliant!
9. The Tales of Beedle The Bard by J.K Rowling [four stars:]
finished: 20 Jan
Unique book, especially Prof. Albus Dumbledore's notes of each tales.
10. [Book: Chicken With Plums] by Marjane SatrapiFinished: 23 Jan 09
11. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver RelinFinished: 26 Jan 09 but reviewed only recently
16. The Fall of the Imam by Nawal El Saadawi [two stars:]Finished: 15 February 2009
The story is awesome but I hardly catching up with her narration!
17. Ahmadinejad! David ditengah Angkara Goliath Dunia by Muhsin Labib [four stars:]
Finished: 18 February 2009
18. Death in the Andes by Mario Vargas Llosa [four stars:]Finished: 26th February 2009
19. Galigi [short stories:] by Gunawan Maryanto [four stars:]
Finished: 28th February 2009
21. Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote [five stars:]Finished: 07 march 2009
22. Batman: Face the Face by James Robinson, Leonard Kirk and Don Kramer [four stars:]Finished: 13 march 2009
23. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien [five stars:]
Finished: 15 march 2009
25. Drunken Monster by Pidi Baiq [three stars:]Finished: 20 March 2009
26. Travelling with Che Guevara: The Making of a Revolutionary by Alberto Granado [three stars:]
Finished: 22 March 2009
29. Feminisme: Sebuah Kata Hati by Gadis Arivia [four stars:]Finished: 08 April 2009
30. Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life & Times by James Finn Garner [three stars:]
Finished: 09 April 2009
31. Batman: A death in the Family by Jim Starlin & Jim Aparo [three stars:]
Finished: 09 April 2009
32. Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying by Marv Wolfman & George Perez [three stars:]
Finished: 09 April 2009
33. Spring-heeled Jack by Philip Pullman [three stars:]
Finished: 10 April 2009
34. The Firework Maker's Daughter by Philip Pullman [two stars:]
Finished: 10 April 2009
35. Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale [four stars:]
Finished: 11 April 2009
36. Batman: Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale [four stars:]
Finished: 12 April 2009
37a. The Red of His Shadow: A Novel by Mayra Montero [three stars:]Finished: 14 April 2009
37. Smarties Hilariously Funny Verses by Sandy Ransford [three stars:]
Finished: 22 April 2009
38. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield [four stars:]Finished: 23 April 2009
39. Tea for Two by Clara Ng [one star:]
Finished: 24 April 2009
40. Soekarno sebagi Manoesia by Im Yang Tjoe [four stars:]
Finished: 28 April 2009
41. Mythology and the Tolerance of the Javanese by Benedict Anderson [three stars:]Finished: 03 May 2009
42. Ai by Winna Effendi [three stars:]Finished: 08 May 2009
43. Maximum Ride (book 1) by James Patterson [three stars:]
Finished: 09 May 2009
44. Maximum Ride (book 2) by James Patterson [three stars:]
Finished: 11 May 2009
45. Maximum Ride (book 3) by James Patterson [two stars:]Finished: 19 May 2009
46. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry [four stars:]
Finished: 01 June 2009
47. Miss Marple Omnibus by Agatha Christie [four stars:]Finished: 05 June 2009
48. My Mistress's Sparrow Is Dead: Great Love Stories from Chekhov to Munro Edited by Jeffrey Eugenides [four stars:]
Finished: 08 June 2009 [I started reading it around May:]
49. The Club of Angels by Luis Fernando Verissimo [five stars:]
Finished: 11 June 2009
50. Two Moon by Stephenie Meyer [two stars:]Finished: 15 June 2009
51. 30 Hari Jadi Murid Anakku by Mel [three stars:]
Finished: 18 June 2009
52. Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez [two stars:]Finished: 24 June 2009
53. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch [four stars:]
Finished: 27 June 2009
54. Anak Betawi Diburu Intel Yahudi by Ridwan Saidi [two stars:]Finished: 02 July 2009
Note: At first it was quite good, describing Betawi's customs but at the end it's quite a disaster!
55. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke [three stars:]
Finished: 06 July 2009
56. Coraline (Graphic Novel) by Neil Gaiman [four stars:]
Finished: 08 July 2009
57. Little Red Ink Drinker by Eric Sanvoisin [two stars:]
Finished: 12 July 2009
58. Third Girl by Agatha Christie [two stars:]
Finished: 13 July 2009
59. Tanah yang Dijanjikan: Minyak Sawit dan Pembebasan Tanah di Indonesia, Implikasi Terhadap Masyarakat Lokal dan Masyarakat Adat by Marcus Colchester [three stars:]Finished: 20 July 2009
60. Volcano by Shusaku Endo [three stars:]
Finished: 22 July 2009
61. Destination Unknown by Agatha Christie [three stars:]Finished: at the end of July 2009
62. Shop Talk: A Writer and His Colleagues and Their Work by Philip Roth (three stars)
Finished: 7 August 2009
63. Midnight Children by Salman Rushdie [five stars:]Finished: 12 August 2009 (I start reading it on July 2009)
64. Once Upon A More Enlightened Time by James Finn Garner [three stars:]
Finished: 13 August 2009
65. Garcia Marquez for Beginners by Mariana Solanet [three stars:]
Finished: 13 August 2009
66. The Magicians by Lev Grossmann [three stars:]Finished: 19 August 2009
67. Kingdom Come by Mark Waid, Alex Ross, and Todd Klein [four stars:]
Finished: 20 August 2009
68. Kinderjaren by Jona Oberski [three stars:]Finished: 23 August 2009
69. Burung-Burung Manyar (The Weaverbirds) by Y.B Mangunwijaya [four stars:]
Finished: 24 August 2009
70. i can (not) hear by Feby Indirani and San C. Wirakusuma [three stars:]
Finished: 29 August 2009
71. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett [five stars:]
Finished: 31 August 2009
72. Beyond Ugly by Constance Briscoe [three stars:]Finished: 03 September 2009
73. Seribu Kunang-Kunang di Manhattan by Umar Kayam [four stars:]
Finished: 10 September 2009
74. People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau [three stars:]
Finished: 12 September 2009
75. Anne of Avonlea by Lucy M. Montgomery [three and a half stars:]Finished: 17 September 2009
76. The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo [two stars:]Finished: 19 September 2009
77. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney [three stars:]
Finished: 20 September 2009
78. Which Witch? by Eva Ibbotson [three stars:]
Finished: 21 September 2009
79. Minum Teh Bersama Kartini by Suryatini N. Ganie [two stars:]
Finished: 24 September 2009
80. Tanah Tabu by Anindita S. Thayf [four stars:]Finished: 25 September 2009
81. The Changeling by Gail Merritt [three stars:]
Finished: 30 September 2009
82. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou [five stars:]Finished: 14 October 2009
83. The Cubs And Other Stories by Mario Vargas Llosa [four stars:]
Finished: 22 October 2009
84. The Victims by Isidore Okpewho [one star:]Unfinished
85. The Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh [three stars:]
Finished: 12 November 2009
note: I read the Indonesian translation edition, the translation is good but required a better editing.
86. Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett [three stars:]Finished: 18 November 2009
87. Tartuffe by Molière [three stars:]
Finished: 20 November 2009
88. Anne of the Island by Lucy M. Montgomery [three stars:]
Finished: 21 November 2009
89. Pluto by Naoki Urasawa [five stars:]
Finished: 25 November 2009
90. Batman: Knightfall, Part Two: Who Rules the Night
by Doug Moench, Chuck Dixon, Alan Grant [four stars:]
Finished: 02 December 2009
92. Pluto 5 by Naoki Urasawa [five stars:]Finished: 14 December 2009
93. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka [four stars:]
Finished: 16 December 2009
94. Batman: The Black Glove SC by Grant Morrison, J.H. Williams III (Illustrator) [three stars:]Finished: 26 December 2009
95. Kisah Para Diktator: Biografi Politik Para Penguasa Fasis, Komunis, Despotis dan Tiran
by Jules Archer, Dimyati AS (Translator) [two stars:]
Finished: 29 December 2009
The Book Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Embroideries (other topics)The Tales of Beedle the Bard (other topics)
1. Batman: Arkham Asylum by Grant Morrison [five stars:]
I love graphic novel, and this one is really dark. An ecstatic one!
2. One Thousand and One Arabian Nights by Geraldine McCaughreen [two stars:]
I read the Indonesian translation version. Generally I just gave two stars because it sexist (hehe) and to be honest the tales lost their charms if they're written and told in one book.